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Giuseppe Rinaldi Barbera D'alba 2022
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle:
$65.95
The 2022 Barbera d'Alba is laced with dark cherry, spice, mocha and new leather. Soft, silky tannins wrap it all...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$128.95
The 2016 Syrah is a fascinating contrast to the 2015. The cooler vintage (vis-à-vis) 2015 yielded a perfumed, silky...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$90.62
The Isole e Olena 2018 Syrah Collezione Privata (co-fermented with 2% Viognier) is especially Tuscan in character in...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$97.95
Here's a hot vintage Syrah from the heart of Tuscany. The Isole e Olena 2017 Syrah Collezione Privata opens to dark...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$63.95
Intense and concentrated, with classic pepper and spice aromas, big and rich on the palate with excellent length.
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$55.78
A racy, flamboyant wine, the 2011 Syrah Bramasole hits the palate with superb depth and intensity, while retaining...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$52.62
Very grapey with whole stem, and there is a vanilla character throughout. Full body, fine tannins and a slightly...
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La Spinetta Barbera D'alba Gallina 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$58.95
The 2017 Barbera d'Alba Gallina (with 7,000 bottles made) is darkly saturated and rich with an abundant display of...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Scrio 2003
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle:
$241.95
The 2003 Scrio (100% Syrah) is another terrific effort from Le Macchiole. Packed with clove, cinnamon, sweet dark...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Scrio 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$91.95
Dark color, with an attractive intensity of raspberry, blackberry and new oak. Full-bodied, with focused yet tight...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Scrio 2017
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$163.95
Intense aromas of blackcurrants, spices and black licorice with some lavender and rosemary. It’s full-bodied and...
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Le Macchiole Toscana Scrio 2020
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$164.95
A beautiful Syrah from Tuscany, the 2020 Scrio shows impeccable elegance with a very long and linear style that...
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Luciano Sandrone Barbera D'alba 2015
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$37.95
The Sandrone Barbera d'Alba comes from three vineyards: Merli and Rocche di San Nicola in Novello, and Cascina Pe Mol...
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Luciano Sandrone Barbera D'alba 2019
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$41.25
A bright style, this red is laced with cherry, bitter almond and iron flavors. It boasts a spine of brisk acidity and...
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Luigi D'alessandro (Manzano) Syrah Migliara 2006
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$69.94
Black in color, with amazing aromas of blackberry, aniseed, black pepper, and minerals. Full-bodied, with braised...
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle:
$92.67
Smoke, black cherries, tar, French oak and dark spices wrap around the palate as the 2011 Barbera d'Asti Superiore...
Barbera Pigato Syrah Italy
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
Known as Syrah in most countries around the world, and Shiraz in Australia and certain other regions of the New World, this grape varietal has proven over the centuries to be one of the most powerful and flavorful red wine grapes there is. It is now one of the planet's most widely grown grapes, and is a favorite with wineries as a result of its robustness and versatility. It isn't easy to identify many characteristics of this particular varietal, due to the fact that it is highly versatile and shows significant differences in flavor and character depending on the terroir it is grown in, and the climatic conditions of the region. However, Syrah is most widely associated with full bodied, strong and loud red wines, packed full of fruity and spicy flavors, held in a beautifully deep red liquid.
There are few countries in the world with a viticultural history as long or as illustrious as that claimed by Italy. Grapes were first being grown and cultivated on Italian soil several thousand years ago by the Greeks and the Pheonicians, who named Italy 'Oenotria' – the land of wines – so impressed were they with the climate and the suitability of the soil for wine production. Of course, it was the rise of the Roman Empire which had the most lasting influence on wine production in Italy, and their influence can still be felt today, as much of the riches of the empire came about through their enthusiasm for producing wines and exporting it to neighbouring countries. Since those times, a vast amount of Italian land has remained primarily for vine cultivation, and thousands of wineries can be found throughout the entire length and breadth of this beautiful country, drenched in Mediterranean sunshine and benefiting from the excellent fertile soils found there. Italy remains very much a 'land of wines', and one could not imagine this country, its landscape and culture, without it.